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As with all player specs, take everything with a grain of salt.

Last Updated 11/11/2020

Djokovic Racket Specs

RACKET

Endorsed Racket: Head Graphene 360+ Speed Pro | amazon

Actual Racket: PT113B Mold

Head Size: 95 sq

Length: 27.1 inches

Weight 353 grams (strung)

Balance: 32.4 cm balance (strung)

Swing Weight: 360 (strung)

String Pattern: 18x19

Dampener: HEAD Novak Djokovic Dampener | amazon

Grip: HEAD Finest Calfskin leather grip

Size: 4 3/8th inches, Size 3

Pallet: TK57, a Head rectangular grip.

Overgrip: Double Overgrip. The common speculation is that it is Wilson Pro Overgrip | amazon

STRINGS

Mains: Babolat VS team Natural Gut 17@ 27 kg | amazon

Crosses: Luxilon Alu Power Rough 16L @ 26 kg | amazon

There is always 1 kg between the mains and crosses, and Novak will adjust the tension depending on the conditions.

PT113B

There tends to be some confusion, but the PT113B is not a retail racket, but a mold used to make rackets. Think of a retail racket as the finished product and the mold as the initial canvas. This allows players greater freedom for their racket technicians to customize their rackets to their liking.

In terms of pro-stocks, Novak’s racket is probably one of tougher rackets for the everyday player. I would not recommend mimicking his specs apart from curiosity.

If you were looking to get the same set up as Novak, there are a couple of options. First, of course, is to get the actual pro-stock which may be difficult and/or expensive. This, however, will be the only genuine way to have the same exact set up as Novak, especially with the custom 18x19 string pattern.

The alternative option is to get one of the older retail rackets that uses the PT113B mold. It will not be exactly the same, but you’ll be pretty close. The retail rackets that use the PT113b mold are as follows:

  • Ti.Radical MP

  • i.Radical MP

  • Liquid Metal Radical: It is the PT113B mold apart from the signature liquid metal ridges.

  • Flexpoint Radical MP: Uses the PT113B mold apart from the ridges and flexpoint hole. TTW user dr325i, who is quite knowledgeable on the topic, has claimed that the flex point radical MP is the closest to the PT113b, in terms of feel and layup.

sources:

  1. Under Review Tennis Podcast(Start 8 min): Interview by Roman Prokes, Master Racket Technician, who was responsible for Djokovic’s racket change during the 2018 season.

  2. Tennis Nerd: Had access to Djokovic’s pro-stock and was able to take down some measurements.

  3. TTW user dr325i: Long term TTW user, who has first hand experience with the PT113b and is nearly present in all threads regarding Djokovic’s racket.